Condenser.



W. W. CASSIDY.

CONDENSER. A'PPLIGATION FILED AUG.\0. |915. 1,203,581.. Patented Nov. 7,1916.

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Specification of Letters vPatent. Patented NOV. 7, 1916.

Application mea August 1o, 1915. l seria1No.44,714.

To alf/whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLLAM W. CAssmY, a citizen of the United States, and a residen't of Deadwood, inthe county of Lawrence and" State of South Dakota, have invented a new and Improved Condenser, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to surface condensers, and has for its object the provision of a simple, inexpensive and efficient condenser having baille plates therein so arranged as to prevent the steam entering the condenser from flowing directly to the air intake without circulating between the cooling tubes of the condenser.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, my condenser is shown in a vertical section, and in which the casing 1 has a steam inlet 2 at the top thereof. The rows of cooling tubes 3 are so located within the casing that there is preferably a larger space between the walls of the casingwith the upper rows of tubes than between the sides of the casing and the lower rows of tubes. This space between the walls of the casing and the rows of the tube'gradually decreases toward the bottom. The side walls of the casing facing the sides of, the'cooling tube are braced by tie rods 4.- disposed at suitable intervals between the rows of tubes 3. An outlet 5 for condensed water is formed in the bottom of the casing; and an air outlet 6 is provided in one side of the casingladjacent the bottom.

' The air outlet is disposed at right angles to the cooling tubes 3.

To prevent the steam entering the casing 1 from vflowing easily to the air outlet 6, baille lates 7 are provided above and below the inlet extendingbbetween the rows of cooling tubes. These aiiies may extend only partially across the condenser, but their length must. exceed 'the width of the air outlet. Baile plates 8, extending through the enf. tire length of the condenser, are also provided below and above the air outlet 6 to prevent the steam confined between the row of tubes and the side wall, where the outlet is provided, from flowing directly to the outlet without circulating between the rows of tubes. As will be seen, the baffle plates 7 and 8 are staggered. To further improve condensation of the steam, baille plates 9 4are provided which extend the length of the casing adjacent the side walls thereof and above` the level of the air outlet in the-space between the i Ys of cooling tubes where the tie bolt 4 is provided. These balles 9 prevent the steam confined in the large space formed bythe provision of the tie bolt from flowing directly to the air outlet without circulating about the cooling tubes.

It is self-evident that the baille plates can be utilized within any shape .of condensers, whether the steam enters at the sides or at the bottom as the bafle plates can be always so arranged as to prevent the steam entering the condenser from flowing directly to the air outlet without circulatlng between the cooling tubes.

I claim:

l. In a condenser of the class described, a casing having a steam inlet at the top thereof, an air outlet adjacent the bottom thereof and a condensate outlet at the bottom of the casing, tie bolts connecting the sides of, the casing, rows of cooling tubes disposed transversely of the tie bolts and the`air outlet, baffle plates above and below the air outlet extending between the rows of tubes substantially to the middleof the casing and artially lengthwise thereof, and baile p ates above the first-mentioned baliie plates adjacent the air outlet extendingv through the entire length of the casing, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.l

2. In a condenser of the class described, a

lcasing having a steam inlet at the top an air outlet at the side adjacent the bottom and a condensate outlet at the bottom, tie bolts connecting the sides of the plates, rows of copling tubes within the casing extending trans-l versely of the tie bolts and. the air 4outlet, baille plates extending from the'air outlet above and below the same between the horizontal rows of tubes substantially to the midplates extending along the casing between name to this speciceton in the presence et tlle uplerl anlllogver lrows 3f cooling tulnes at two `:subse'iloing witnesses. t e tie o tw ic is ocute a jacent t e air i, outlet, said last-mentionedbale plates being WYANT CASSEDY' 5 located between the Vertical rows of cooling x Witnesses: l

tubes adjacent thesides of the easing.l JAMES `W1LK1'E, Jrg

In testimony whereof I have signed my, SYDNEY J. STAPLE.

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